Matthew 5:15
Men do not light a lamp and put it under the corn-measure, but on the lamp-stand, where it gives light to every one in the house.
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
14It is you who are the Light of the world. A town that stands on a hill cannot be hidden.
Cross References
Luke 8:16No man sets light to a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or puts it underneath a couch, but he puts it on a lamp-stand, so that anyone who comes in may see the light.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:14-17
The Sermon on the Mount. 13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify… Read the whole commentary →